On Thursday, Ashanti was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The 41-year-old Grammy winner was presented with the award by Tichina Arnold and Ja Rule in a public ceremony.
She told EBONY, “I am so humbled and honored to receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I still cannot believe there is a star right now on Hollywood Boulevard that has my name on it forever and ever. God has divine and perfect timing because I received the Star the same week my multiplatinum debut album was released 20 years ago. Thanks to my family, friends, team, and of course, the fans for supporting me all these years.”
Ashanti’s Star is the 2,718th since the Walk of Fame was completed in 1961.
The “Foolish” singer shared a photo on Instagram to celebrate her Star with fans.
The caption read, “Wow… I’m just so grateful for this incredibly honorable and historic moment. Humbled. Thank you so very much. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️”
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A few memorable moments from the event were captured and shared on social media.
The moment Ashanti’s star was unveiled ⭐️ on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame. pic.twitter.com/hN5pN0y4DD
— ashantinews (@ASHANTINEWS) April 7, 2022
American Grammy Awards-winning singer, actress, author and producer @Ashanti stands atop her star during an unveiling ceremony honoring her with the 2,718th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, April 7, 2022 in Los Angeles. Photos by Jim Ruymen/UPI pic.twitter.com/AXh8GqZlW0
— UPI Photos (@UPIPhotos) April 8, 2022
Congratulations to Ashanti on receiving a star on the Hollywood walk of Fame 💕 pic.twitter.com/5DhoezldC6
— MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) April 7, 2022
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Ashanti’s debut album featured the hit song “Foolish” and sold 503,000 copies in its first week of release in the US in April 2002. This was recognized as a Guinness World Record for the highest first-week sales for a female artist’s debut.
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She is re-recording her debut album, which should be ready to hear later this year.
But Ashanti is also keeping busy in other areas.
She became the first Black woman to become a co-founder and owner of a Web3 tech company, EQ Exchange, and dropped her first NFT collection this week.
Ashanti briefly discussed re-recording her album and possible artist features in an interview at ET Canada.
Celebrating her Hollywood Walk of Fame, @ashanti tells @KeshiaChante all about re-recording her album and teases possible feature artists 👀 — more here: https://t.co/2ZtKAXA5FD pic.twitter.com/cpvpdfQtYd
— ET Canada (@ETCanada) April 8, 2022
In addition to her singing career, she has acted in several films and is currently shooting for a new movie, The Plus One, which she is executive producing.
Congratulations on this achievement, sis!
See the entire ceremony here:
